

In the early 2010s, the price of metal used to make pennies rose to a noticeable cost to the mint which peaked at more than $0.02, a negative seigniorage, for the $0.01 face-value coin. Pennies is the plural form (not to be confused with pence, which refers to the unit of currency). The colloquial term penny derives from the British coin of the same name, which occupies a similar place in the British system. Treasury's official name is "one cent piece". Mint's official name for the coin is " cent" and the U.S. The current copper-plated zinc cent issued since 1982 weighs 2.5 grams, while the previous 95% copper cent still found in circulation weighed 3.11 g (see further below). Four different reverse designs in 2009 honored Lincoln's 200th birthday and a new, "permanent" reverse – the Union Shield – was introduced in 2010. From 1959 (the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth) to 2008, the reverse featured the Lincoln Memorial. The penny is issued in its current form as the Lincoln cent, with its obverse featuring the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth. Due to inflation, pennies have lost virtually all their purchasing power and are often viewed as an expensive burden to businesses, banks, government (especially mints) and the public in general. cent was produced in 1787, and the cent has been issued primarily as a copper or copper-plated coin throughout its history. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance). It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. These can be obtained for face value and provide many hours of treasure-hunting - and, on occasion, lead to amazing treasures like the rare pennies listed above.The cent, the United States one-cent coin (symbol: ¢), often called the " penny", is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States dollar. Some of the best ways to look for the rare Lincoln Memorial cents mentioned in this article (or other valuable pennies) is to look through penny rolls, boxes, and bags from the bank.
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The 1983-D copper Lincoln Memorial cent sold for some $15,000, while the 1989-D copper penny has traded hands for $3,000! How To Find Rare Memorial Pennies These rare pennies are not found easily - but they’re worth every last moment of searching. You could spend hours looking for these coins and come up empty handed, but don’t despair. Two other rare, off-metal Lincoln Memorial pennies are also known: It would take meticulous searching to find one of these rare pennies, but the effort is worth it! The 1982-D Small Date copper Lincoln Memorial cent sold for $18,800 in 2017. A 1982-D Small Date copper Lincoln Memorial penny should weigh around 3.11 grams, give or take a few hundredths of a gram. If you hope to find one, you’ll need a scale that can measure in increments of 100th of a gram. The lucky penny collector believes many other 1982-D Small Date copper Lincoln pennies (possibly even hundreds!) are out there. In fact, the anonymous collector who found the first-known 1982-D Small Date Lincoln Memorial copper penny did so by searching through $50 face value bags of pennies. This rare coin, first reported in 2016, has become one of the most important coins collectors are looking for in circulation! (These are actually some of the most valuable error-variety coins around!) The Lincoln Memorial cents listed above are some of the most popular rare pennies you can find in your pocket change or while cherrypicking No-S proof coins from proof sets.įollowing are 3 other valuable Lincoln pennies that have recently been discovered by coin collectors. 1995 Doubled Die cent: $10 to $25 in uncirculated grades 3 Other Rare Lincoln Memorial Pennies Worth Big Bucks.1984 Doubled Die cent: $75 and up in uncirculated grades.1970-S Small Date cent: $50 in Mint State 63.1969-S Doubled Die cent: $50,000 or more in uncirculated grades.Here are the values of 5 Lincoln Memorial pennies you should be keeping an eye out for:

While most Lincoln Memorial pennies are worth only face value if worn and only 5 to 25 cents if uncirculated, there are a few special Lincoln Memorial cents that are worth hundreds - even thousands - of dollars. However, in 2009, the Lincoln cent underwent a major redesign that permanently removed the Lincoln Memorial design from our pennies. For 50 years we used the Lincoln Memorial penny.
